Ilkay

Ilkay (1050-) was the wife of Court Chaplain Tiande of the Liao dynasty.

Biography
Ilkay was born in 1050 to a lowborn family of Buddhist Uyghurs. She became a courtier of the Liao dynasty, and in 1066 Emperor Daozong of Liao arranged for her to marry Court Chaplain Tiande in order to gain his loyalty out of gratitude for his arrangement.